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[InteractiveTV Today [itvt]] Orca's RiGHTv IPTV Middleware "Crosses the Lines" to Support New ...: Orca says that CTV International selected its RiGHTv middleware platform as the basis for its new service because it allows it to use existing, mature components that provide a "full, TV-like experience." In addition, the company claims, RiGHTv's open architecture enables CTV to "select the codecs, which offers the maximum flexibility regarding hardware no matter where in the world it is deployed and the option to support both the PC and the STB." This, Orca says, was a key criterion for CTV "as they believe that availability of content is vital, since they expect their service to be a secondary source of content to the consumer or traveler who wants to keep up to date with news, programs and events from their country of origin and in their native language."

[iTWire - IT and Telecommunications news views and jobs] iTWire - FetchTV picks Orca Interactive for IPTV delivery: FetchTV also flags offering its content over mobile broadband networks saying: "FetchTV brings to the market a refreshing service and a wealth of content partnerships that allow their ISP partners to tap into a comprehensive selection of on-demand content that can be made available over fixed and mobile broadband connections."

[IT-Director.com - Newswire] Viaccess, Orca and Alpha Networks partner to power the launch...: Paris, 24 March, 2010 - Viaccess, a France Telecom company and Orca Interactive its subsidiary company, an innovation leader in IPTV middleware and applications have been selected to provide Conditional Access and DRM solutions including Orca's IP native TV-middleware "RiGHTV" to Alpha Networks who have recently launched Billi, an innovative new Belgian triple play operator. Alpha Networks, a Belgian systems integrator and provider of white label IPTV solutions, has developed a pre-integrated platform as part of a turnkey solution which it will market to alternative international service providers under the branding of turnKeyTV.

[IPTV News] Australian FetchTV Launches with Orca Interactive RiGHTv Middleware: FetchTV offers the full range of Free-To-Air (FTA) digital channels, high quality subscription channels, new release pay-per-view movies in Standard and High Definition, leading interactive and social networking applications, and a highly advanced personal video recorder (PVR). The service will be available under the FetchTV brand via leading Australian ISP’s, and is delivered to the TV as an unmetered service via a standard broadband connection and the FetchTV set top box (STB).

[SATELLITE INTERNET] Orca's IPTV Middleware Platform to Enhance FetchTV's Subscription ...: These services are provided by leading Australian ISPs, and using a broadband connection, they are made available to viewers via a FetchTV Set Top Box. …

[InteractiveTV Today [itvt]] Pace Launches Microsoft Mediaroom-Based IPTV Set-Top Box Platform ...: "Orca fully believes that its RiGHTv middleware platform will empower Billi to fully offer an array of dynamic IPTV services to its customers, that include broadcast TV over IP, video-on-demand (VOD), personal video recording (PVR), home media, gaming, personalized services and much more in the future," Orca Interactive CEO, Haggai Barel, said in a prepared statement. "We look forward to working closely with both Alpha Networks and Billi to provide them with the right tools to deliver first-class IPTV services that will drive growth and generate revenues."

[IPTV Forum - Your IPTV Community & Resource] Australian Operator FetchTV Launches New Subscription TV Offering ...: SYDNEY, Australia & RAANANA, Israel----Australian based FetchTV has selected Orca Interactive, an innovation leader in IPTV middleware and applications and a Viaccess subsidiary, to supply its RiGHTv IPTV as the middleware platform for FetchTVs wholesale subscription TV service.

[Everyone's Posts - Trender Researchâ™] Telco TV Stars: Orca, PeerTV, Skitter.TV - Trender Researchâ™: IPTV middleware is notoriously bloated and closed, in large part because of the carrier-grade requirements dictated to STB and middleware vendors by large service providers (who have no interest in anything too open or anything too innovative that might “break” their systems). At the same time, middleware vendors like Orca know a thing or two about human factors and user interface design, although many of the designers I know are frustrated by the ancient tools they get to use.

[TVover.net] Orca's Middleware Powers Portugal IPTV Service - TVover.net: "Orca's flexible middleware allowed us to develop our own user interface that fits the Portuguese market, and promotes and differentiates our brand," said Susanna Barbato, Managing Director of IPTV services at Sonaecom. "Due to its openness we were able to preview a number of value chain components during trials to achieve a best of breed solution."

[Tvsum's Blog] IPTV Middleware, S & Browsers: Verimatrix need high security component at STB to ensure who is legitimate owner of cc details (whether stored in STB or at head-end).  STB uses proven PKI (Public Key Infrastructure) to generated one-time transactions.

[UK Cable & Satellite Sharing Information] UK Cable & Satellite Sharing Information » Blog Archive » Just ...: The second Viaccess modification, called ThalesCrypt, is used by Canal Satellite France to protect its contents on the transport network to the head-ends of the cable networks; it is an over-encryption mechanism of the original protocol encryption keys.

[Flex News Desk] IPTV Subscriber User Interface SDK for Macromedia Flash Introduced ...: "With fierce competition to provide profitable, addictive TV services, IPTV operators are challenged to offer a differentiated, extraordinary TV experience," said Yosi Glick (pictured), VP Marketing and Business Development, Orca Interactive, as Orca on Friday introduced a SUI SDK for Macromedia Flash as part of its RiGHTv IPTV middleware.

[itvt] Orca's Compass IPTV Content Discovery Solution Integrated with ...: Orca bills the Compass recommendation platform as blending user profiles, popular choices and personal usage history to build a personalized set of viewing recommendations for linear and on-demand TV content, thus allowing viewers to avoid “having to navigate their way through the confusing array of channels and programs via their EPG.” The solution’s integration with the Trusted Opinion portal “provides the added value of leveraging recommendations from the most trusted of sources–our friends,”

[Agora Media Group Innovation Blog] Social TV ”” Convergence is Coming: So at the end of the day, this is a win, win, win for all ”” TV stations get better data on their viewers and offer convergence with web ideas and sites, viewers get interactive community-oriented, social television and can make interesting viewing choices based on mood and network of friends, web-based community and social media sites can make more headway into IPTV and broadcast TV, still the Tour de Force of media, and entrepreneurs and developers find a new medium to develop and monetize via new, open-source-philosophy-driven API and SDK environs.

McBDC business as unusual: Orca interactive has already agreed upon with McBDC to run and follow up their account management services in Turkey .Orca Interactive Ltd.

[itvt] Orca Interactive in IPTV Deals with Russia's BCC, China's Yuxing: Israeli IPTV middleware and applications provider, Orca Interactive (note: earlier this year, the company was acquired by Viaccess-see Issue 7.77 Part 1), has partnered with Russian systems integrator, BCC, on a wholesale, .

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